Again, I think these look great. However, I just realized we are at odds
with two requirements:
1. To make flags less intimidating
2. To have a clear visual or UI indication of whether or not any given
page is done
I don't think these discrete flags are going to make it clear to the
visitor that a page is not really ready for public consumption.
What to do?
J
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-----Original Message-----
From: Lea Verou <lea@w3.org>
Date: Saturday, July 27, 2013 3:20 AM
To: Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org>
Cc: Eliot Graff <Eliot.Graff@microsoft.com>, Clay Wells
<cwells73@gmail.com>, Chris Mills <cmills@w3.org>, WebPlatform Public List
<public-webplatform@w3.org>
Subject: Re: Revamping Flags
>Hi all,
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>So I changed the colors to be more distinct and customized the icons:
>http://lea.verou.me/webplatform/landing/border-radius.html
>Thoughts?
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>Cheers,
>Lea
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>Lea Verou
>W3C developer relations
>http://w3.org/people/all#lea ? http://lea.verou.me ? @leaverou
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>On Jul 8, 2013, at 05:46, Lea Verou <lea@w3.org> wrote:
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>> Hi Doug,
>>
>> I used the warmer colors from our logo palette [1] to indicate that
>>these are issues. I could instead just use random colors (the purple,
>>the aqua etc) and I do see your point about the colors being distinct,
>>in fact I struggled with the tradeoff myself. Do you think that would be
>>better? Or, perhaps, you have a completely different idea?
>>
>> Here is a draft of it in a page [2]. It looks a bit better in Chrome as
>>Firefox is showing different icons. The end result will look equally
>>good in both, since the icons will be coming from a webfont. (Sorry for
>>uploading it on my website, I tried to upload it on WPD [3] but right
>>now it gives a 404, even after deploying)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Lea
>>
>> [1]: http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/WPD:Design#Colors
>> [2]:
>>http://lea.verou.me/webplatform/static/webplatform/border-radius.html
>> [3]: http://www.webplatform.org/border-radius.html
>>
>> Lea Verou
>> W3C developer relations
>> http://w3.org/people/all#lea ? http://lea.verou.me ? @leaverou
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>> On Jul 8, 2013, at 03:11, Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org> wrote:
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>>> Hi, Lea-
>>>
>>> This looks good to me, though I'd prefer to see it in context on a
>>>page.
>>>
>>> The colors need work, I think. Right now, 3 of them are much of a
>>>muchness, and I think it would be better if each color were distinct,
>>>to indicate the kind of issue; I think that would supplement the icon.
>>>
>>> Regards-
>>> -Doug
>>>
>>> On 7/7/13 7:30 PM, Lea Verou wrote:
>>>> Based on an idea by Doug, I worked on a prototype of how this limited
>>>> set of flags could look like to make them less obtrusive:
>>>> http://dabblet.com/gist/5937575
>>>> They would reside at the top of the page, hence the "ribbon" look.
>>>> They will have different icons, linked through a symbol webfont. I
>>>>have
>>>> included the kind of icons I had in mind in the CSS comments.
>>>>
>>>> Thoughts?
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Lea
>>>>
>>>> Lea Verou
>>>> W3C developer relations
>>>> http://w3.org/people/all#lea ?http://lea.verou.me ? @leaverou
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>>>> On Jun 25, 2013, at 20:23, Eliot Graff <Eliot.Graff@microsoft.com
>>>> <mailto:Eliot.Graff@microsoft.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I like the ideas here, and I would argue for the following set of
>>>>>flags:
>>>>> Unconfirmed import (Specifically for content donated but yet to be
>>>>> reviewed)
>>>>> Needs review (for changes/additions to be buddy-checked)
>>>>> Missing Content (rather than missing examples, with notes to indicate
>>>>> what content is missing)
>>>>> Deletion/Move candidate (with notes to indicate details)
>>>>> Contains Errors (with notes to details)
>>>>> I think these cover the central concerns in a way that is abstracted
>>>>> enough to contain most needs. We can use the editorial notes and
>>>>> develop a syntax that is readable and intuitive:
>>>>> MISSING CONTENT (3 August 2013): no description of x parameter.
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>> Eliot
>>>>> *From:*Clay Wells [mailto:cwells73@gmail.com <http://gmail.com>]
>>>>> *Sent:*Tuesday, June 25, 2013 9:07 AM
>>>>> *To:*Chris Mills
>>>>> *Cc:*Doug Schepers; WebPlatform Community
>>>>> *Subject:*Re: Revamping Flags
>>>>> In response to both... +1
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Clay
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 6:11 AM, Chris Mills <cmills@w3.org
>>>>> <mailto:cmills@w3.org>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Yeah, couldn't agree more.
>>>>>
>>>>> I reckon 4 or 5 is about the most we should have, keep things
>>>>> simple and unimposing.
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe a 4th flag along the lines of "Needs corrections/details
>>>>> adding", if inaccuracies or missing details have been found,
>>>>> either during the review, or just by a casual observer. Some
>>>>> details could then be left in the editorial notes block.
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris Mills
>>>>> Opera Software,dev.opera.com <http://dev.opera.com>
>>>>> W3C Fellow, web education andwebplatform.org
>>>>><http://webplatform.org>
>>>>> Author of "Practical CSS3: Develop and Design"
>>>>>(http://goo.gl/AKf9M)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 25 Jun 2013, at 10:13, Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org
>>>>> <mailto:schepers@w3.org>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi, folks-
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We've had many people report that they are discouraged,
>>>>> intimidated, and confused by the current set of flags.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Julee and I discussed this when I was giving her the rundown of
>>>>> the recent Seattle Doc Sprint, and we think perhaps we should
>>>>> remove most of the flags.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We propose the following 3 flags (for now):
>>>>>> 1) Unconfirmed Imported Content: for MSDN or other automated content
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2) Needs Review: general purpose, for people who want to review
>>>>> of the content they've changed, or people who want to flag
>>>>> something as odd
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 3) Needs Examples: For pages where the examples aren't up to
>>>>> snuff, or no examples exist. (In writing this email, it occurs to
>>>>> me that we could also add flags for each of the WPW tasks, but I
>>>>> haven't thought deeply about it.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I propose that we discuss the flags on this thread for the next
>>>>> week, then next week, we change the templates to remove most of
>>>>> the flags.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Changes to the visible style will be done later.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards-
>>>>>> -Doug
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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